Saturday, October 23, 2004

Fernando Nieve Report

He didn't disappoint this season after being rated as the #5 Astros prospect by Baseball America last season. He actually had a really nice season, putting up a 2.96 ERA with 117 K's to 40 walks. He allowed less than a hit per inning, and even threw 2 shutouts.

BA loves his fastball and reports that he's really developed a killer curveball. He's a small guy, but that doesn't bother me much. This is a good prospect, probably the best pitching prospect the Astros have.